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Portable instrumentation, Optical sensors, Gas sensors, Electronic instrumentation, Microfluidic
Spain

Biography

I received the B.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering (with honours), the B.S. degree in Electronic Engineering, the M.Sc. degree in Telecommunications Engineering, and the Ph.D. degree (Cum Laude and with international mention) in the field of “Information and Communication Technologies” from the University of Granada (Spain) in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014, respectively.

My main field of research is focused on the development of portable and low-cost electronic instrumentation combined with either commercial sensors or custom-developed optical chemical sensors for biomedical, environmental and food analysis and monitoring. Currently, I am part of the “Electronic and Chemical Sensing Solutions – ECSens” research group, as Associate Professor in the UGR since April 2022.

Some of my different research areas are gas sensing, chemical sensing, microfluidics, multispectral systems, and biomedical signal analysis.

Activities

Employment (7)

Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2021-04-01 to present | Associate Professor (Electronics and Computer Technology)
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2020-09-01 to 2021-03-30 | Assistant Professor (Electronics and Computer Technology)
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2019-08-01 to 2020-02-28 | Research charged to project (Electronics and Computer Technology)
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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Campus de Leganés: Leganes, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

2016-09-07 to 2019-07-31 | Assistant Professor (Electronic Technology)
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Colegio Sagrado Corazón Granada: Granada, Granada, ES

2015-09-01 to 2016-08-31 | Profesora Educación Secundaria - Informática y TIC
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2014-03-01 to 2015-08-31 | Postdoctoral researcher (Electronics and Computer Technology)
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2010-03-01 to 2014-02-28 | PhD. student (Electronics and Computer Technology)
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Education and qualifications (5)

Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2015-07-21 | Máster Universitario en profesorado de ESO y Bachillerato, FP y Enseñanza de Idiomas
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2014-02-25 | Doctorado: Tecnologías de la información y la comunicación
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2009-12-09 | Ingeniería Electrónica
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2009-12-09 | Máster Universitario en Ingeniería de Computadores y Redes
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2009-04-09 | Ingeniería de Telecomunicación
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Professional activities (2)

Dublin City University: Dublin, IE

2012-06-01 to 2012-09-30 | Predoctoral internship (National Centre for Sensor Research)
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Universidad de Granada: Granada, Andalucía, ES

2009-04-09 | Premio extraordinario Fin de Carrera (Ingeniería de Telecomunicación)
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Works (34)

Bed-Based Ballistocardiography System Using Flexible RFID Sensors for Noninvasive Single- and Dual-Subject Vital Signs Monitoring

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Pablo Escobedo; Antonio Pousibet-Garrido; Nuria López-Ruiz; Miguel A. Carvajal; Alberto J. Palma; Antonio Martínez-Olmos
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Gear Classification in Skating Cross-Country Skiing Using Inertial Sensors and Deep Learning

Sensors
2024-10-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Antonio Pousibet-Garrido; Aurora Polo-Rodríguez; Juan Antonio Moreno-Pérez; Isidoro Ruiz-García; Pablo Escobedo; Nuria López-Ruiz; Noel Marcen-Cinca; Javier Medina-Quero; Miguel Ángel Carvajal
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Advanced Detection of Failed LEDs in a Short Circuit for Automotive Lighting Applications

Sensors
2024-04-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Jose R. Martínez-Pérez; Miguel A. Carvajal; Juan J. Santaella; Nuria López-Ruiz; Pablo Escobedo; Antonio Martínez-Olmos
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System Based on an Inertial Measurement Unit for Accurate Flight Time Determination in Vertical Jumps

Sensors
2023-06-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Juan A. Moreno-Pérez; Isidoro Ruiz-García; Ismael Navarro-Marchal; Nuria López-Ruiz; Pablo J. Gómez-López; Alberto J. Palma; Miguel A. Carvajal
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SMARTPHONE APPLICATION FOR PHOTOGRAPH-BASED AUTOMATIC SOLVING OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING

2022-07 | Conference paper
Contributors: Nuria López-Ruiz; Pablo Escobedo; Miguel Ángel Carvajal; Antonio Martínez-Olmos
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Digital Optical Ballistocardiographic System for Activity, Heart Rate, and Breath Rate Determination during Sleep

Sensors
2022-05-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1424-8220
Contributors: Nuria López-Ruiz; Pablo Escobedo; Isidoro Ruiz Garcia; Miguel Angel Carvajal Rodríguez; Alberto J. Palma; Antonio Martinez Olmos
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Smart facemask for wireless CO2 monitoring

Nature Communications
2022-01-10 | Journal article
Contributors: P. Escobedo; M. D. Fernández-Ramos; N. López-Ruiz; O. Moyano-Rodríguez; A. Martínez-Olmos; I. M. Pérez de Vargas-Sansalvador; M. A. Carvajal; L. F. Capitán-Vallvey; A. J. Palma
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El modelo semi-presencial y virtual a examen en el área de ingeniería

2021-10-20 | Conference paper
Contributors: N. Lopez-Ruiz; Antonio Martínez Olmos; Miguel A. Carvajal Rodríguez
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AVANCES EN EL DESARROLLO DE SENSORES ÓPTICOS PARA CO2

INVESTIGACIÓN GRASEQA: ACTUALIDAD ANALÍTICA
2021-06 | Newsletter article
Contributors: N. Lopez-Ruiz; M. Dolores Fernández Ramos; Antonio Martínez Olmos; Pablo Escobedo; Miguel Erenas; Alberto J. Palma López; Luis F. Capitán Vallvey; Isabel Pérez de Vargas Sansalvador
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Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting for Oxygen Determination in Refrigerated Intelligent Packaging

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2020-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0018-9456
Part of ISSN: 1557-9662
Contributors: Pablo Escobedo Araque; Isabel M. Perez de Vargas-Sansalvador; Nuria Lopez-Ruiz; Luis Fermin Capitan-Vallvey; Alberto J. Palma; Miguel A. Carvajal Rodriguez; Antonio Martinez Olmos
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Uso de la red social Twitter para el seguimiento de asignaturas universitarias

CIVINEDU 2019
2019-10-09 | Conference paper
Contributors: N. Lopez-Ruiz; Antonio Martínez Olmos; Miguel Á. Carvajal Rodríguez
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Optical Real-time Oxygen Monitoring in 2D Tissues

Optics and Photonics for Sensing the Environment
2019-06-25 | Conference poster
Contributors: N. Lopez-Ruiz; Dahiana Mojena; Cristina Lopez-Serrano; Jose L. Jorcano; Pablo Acedo
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Towards an autonomous microfluidic sensor for dissolved carbon dioxide determination

Microchemical Journal
2018-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0026-265X
Contributors: Isabel M. Perez de Vargas Sansalvador; Nuria Lopez Ruiz; M.M. Erenas; Luis Fermin Capitan Vallvey; Simon Coleman; Dermot Diamond; Maria Dolores Fernandez Ramos
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Non-Invasive Oxygen Determination in Intelligent Packaging Using a Smartphone

IEEE Sensors Journal
2018-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Pablo Escobedo Araque; Isabel M. Perez de Vargas Sansalvador; Nuria Lopez Ruiz; Miguel M. Erenas; Miguel. A. Carvajal Rodriguez; Antonio Martinez Olmos
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Portable multispectral imaging system based on Raspberry Pi

Sensor Review
2017-06-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0260-2288
Contributors: Nuria Lopez-Ruiz; Fernando Granados-Ortega; Miguel Angel Carvajal; Antonio Martinez-Olmos
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Flexible Passive near Field Communication Tag for Multigas Sensing

Analytical Chemistry
2017-02-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-2700
Part of ISSN: 1520-6882
Contributors: P. Escobedo; M. M. Erenas; N. López-Ruiz; M. A. Carvajal; S. Gonzalez-Chocano; I. de Orbe-Payá; L. F. Capitán-Valley; A. J. Palma; Antonio Martinez Olmos
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Computer vision-based portable system for nitroaromatics discrimination

Journal of Sensors
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84982845613

Contributors: López-Ruiz, N.; Erenas, M.M.; De Orbe-Payá, I.; Capitán-Vallvey, L.F.; Palma, A.J.; Martínez-Olmos, A.
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Adaptative ECT system based on reconfigurable electronics

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938319487

Contributors: Morales, D.P.; López-Ruiz, N.; Castillo, E.; García, A.; Martínez-Olmos, A.
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Fast lifetime and amplitude determination in luminescence exponential decays

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929223441

Contributors: López-Ruiz, N.; Hernández-Bélanger, D.; Carvajal, M.A.; Capitán-Vallvey, L.F.; Palma, A.J.; Martínez-Olmos, A.
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Recent developments in computer vision-based analytical chemistry: A tutorial review

Analytica Chimica Acta
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84946201947

Contributors: Capitán-Vallvey, L.F.; López-Ruiz, N.; Martínez-Olmos, A.; Erenas, M.M.; Palma, A.J.
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Wearable system for monitoring of oxygen concentration in breath based on optical sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929201237

Contributors: López-Ruiz, N.; López-Torres, J.; Rodríguez, M.Á.C.; De Vargas-Sansalvador, I.P.; Martínez-Olmos, A.
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Smartphone-based simultaneous pH and nitrite colorimetric determination for paper microfluidic devices

Analytical Chemistry
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907906759

Contributors: Lopez-Ruiz, N.; Curto, V.F.; Erenas, M.M.; Benito-Lopez, F.; Diamond, D.; Palma, A.J.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.
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Perspectivas en instrumentación óptica portátil para gases

INVESTIGACIÓN GRASEQA: MINIATURIZACIÓN E INSTRUMENTACIÓN PORTÁTIL
2014-05 | Newsletter article
Contributors: N. Lopez-Ruiz; Isabel Pérez de Vargas Sansalvador; M. Dolores Fernández Ramos; Antonio Martínez Olmos; Alberto J. Palma López; Luis F. Capitán Vallvey
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Desarrollo de sistemas de medida basados en sensores químicos de tipo óptico

2014-02 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Fast prototyping of paper-based microfluidic by contact stamping

17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2013
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84907320814

Contributors: Curto, V.F.; Lopez-Ruiz, N.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.; Palma, A.J.; Benito-Lopez, F.; Diamond, D.
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Fast prototyping of paper-based microfluidic devices by contact stamping using indelible ink

RSC Advances
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84885082532

Contributors: Curto, V.F.; Lopez-Ruiz, N.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.; Palma, A.J.; Benito-Lopez, F.; Diamond, D.
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One-step wavelet-based processing for wandering and noise removing in ECG signals.

IWBBIO
2013 | Conference paper
Contributors: N. Lopez-Ruiz; Encarnación Castillo; Diego P. Morales; Antonio García; Luis Parrilla; Alberto J. Palma
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Screen printed flexible radiofrequency identification tag for oxygen monitoring

Analytical Chemistry
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84888384933

Contributors: Martínez-Olmos, A.; Fernández-Salmerón, J.; Lopez-Ruiz, N.; Rivadeneyra Torres, A.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.; Palma, A.J.
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Using the mobile phone as munsell soil-colour sensor: An experiment under controlled illumination conditions

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84886278780

Contributors: Gómez-Robledo, L.; López-Ruiz, N.; Melgosa, M.; Palma, A.J.; Capitán-Vallvey, L.F.; Sánchez-Marañón, M.
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A compact optical instrument with artificial neural network for pH determination

Sensors (Switzerland)
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861536022

Contributors: Capel-Cuevas, S.; López-Ruiz, N.; Martinez-Olmos, A.; Cuéllar, M.P.; del Carmen Pegalajar, M.; Palma, A.J.; de Orbe-Payá, I.; Capitán-Vallvey, L.F.
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Determination of O 2 using colour sensing from image processing with mobile devices

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84864277661

Contributors: López-Ruiz, N.; Martínez-Olmos, A.; Pérez De Vargas-Sansalvador, I.M.; Fernández-Ramos, M.D.; Carvajal, M.A.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.; Palma, A.J.
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Handheld colorimeter for determination of heavy metal concentrations

Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-83055168438

Contributors: López Ruiz, N.; Ariza, M.; Martínez Olmos, A.; Vukovic, J.; Palma, A.J.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.
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Portable instrumentation platform for ECL-based sensors and biosensors

BIODEVICES 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
2011 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-79960167569

Contributors: Palma, A.J.; Carvajal, M.A.; Lopez-Ruiz, N.; Ballesta-Claver, J.; Valencia-Miron, M.C.; Capitan-Vallvey, L.F.
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Sensor array-based optical portable instrument for determination of pH

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79958177235

Contributors: Martinez-Olmos, A.; Capel-Cuevas, S.; López-Ruiz, N.; Palma, A.J.; De Orbe, I.; Capitán-Vallvey, L.F.
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